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Test Code BONC BONE CULTURE

EPIC Test ID

123010373

Collection Requirements

Aseptically collect sample of bone with minimum attached tissue. Place in sterile, leak-proof container. Clearly indicate site. Specimens in their entirety will NOT be accepted for culture. (Ex: an entire toe, skin, tissue and bone together.) Bones are not appropriate for direct smear or Gram stain.

Shipping and Handling Instructions

Immediate transport at room temperature

Specimen Type

BONE

Specimen Source

Thumb

Toe, Left

Toe, Right

Tongue

Tonsil

Umbilicus

Vagina

Wrist, Left

Wrist, Right

Tooth

Specimen Tube Description

WMH Hospital Lab: STERILE CONTAINER

Performing lab

United Health Services Laboratories

Section

WMH Microbiology

CPT Code

87070

Loinc

602-3

EAP

LAB90561